Pulleys and Gears in Medieval Times - A Webquest by Ms. Apgar
Working by yourself or with a partner you are to go back in time as a Scientist and Social Scientist and become an Expert in the categories listed below.
Once you have used the provided websites to answer the following questions in your Field Journal, (including bringing all your knowledge together in 'Making Connections') you will get to 'Show What You Know' by applying your knowledge to building a working model and explaining how it works in a short video.
Remember the Rule of 3's - Explain it in 3 ways and Give 3 Examples whenever you can. (Diagrams and Charts help too!)
Once you have answered all of the questions above you are ready to 'Show What You Know'.
You will be building a working model of showing how pulleys and gears were used in Medieval Times. Taking your answers from the 'Making Connections' section of the webquest, and materials from around the school (Legos, pulleys and gears kits, art supplies) you will make a working model of your choice and then prepare a 30 second - 2 minute video explaining and showing how it works. Your video will then be edited with credits and posted on our class blog. Castle Constructor
Extension
If you finish early and want another fun challenge check this out! Defending the Castle
Pulleys and Gears in Medieval Times - A Webquest by Ms. ApgarWorking by yourself or with a partner you are to go back in time as a Scientist and Social Scientist and become an Expert in the categories listed below.
Once you have used the provided websites to answer the following questions in your Field Journal, (including bringing all your knowledge together in 'Making Connections') you will get to 'Show What You Know' by applying your knowledge to building a working model and explaining how it works in a short video.
Remember the Rule of 3's - Explain it in 3 ways and Give 3 Examples whenever you can. (Diagrams and Charts help too!)
Pulleys and Gears
How and why do pulleys and gears work?
Grade 4 - Pulleys and Gears Part
Gears and Pulleys
Wikijunior
How do pulleys and gears modify the speed and direction of, and the force exerted on, moving objects?
Grade 4 - Pulleys and Gears Part 2
How do pulleys and gears impact our society and environment in modern times?
Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!
Medieval Castles
What are the characteristics of medieval castles?
Life in a Medieval Castle
How were castles designed and built? Why were they designed and built they way they were?
Castle Learning Center
Lego Castle Adventure
Medieval Agriculture
Describe 2 medieval agricultural methods and innovations (e.g., common pasture, three-field rotation, fertilizers, the padded horse collar, the wheeled plough, mills).
Medieval Farming
Medieval Farm Tools
Farming in the Middle Ages
Explain why the innovations were important.
History of Agriculture
Agricultural Revolution in England 1500 - 1850
Making Connections
How are pulleys and gears uses in Medieval Castles?
Simple Machines in Medieval Times
Parts of a Castle
How are pulleys and gears and other simple machines used in medieval agricultural methods?
Agriculture Today
Agriculture - Farming Facts Quiz
Agriculture in the Classroom
Choose another aspect of medieval life that utilizes pulleys and gears and explain it.
Medieval Tools
Castle Siegecraft and Defence
Aspects of Medieval Life
Destroy the Castle with Your Trebuchet
Show What You Know
Once you have answered all of the questions above you are ready to 'Show What You Know'.
You will be building a working model of showing how pulleys and gears were used in Medieval Times. Taking your answers from the 'Making Connections' section of the webquest, and materials from around the school (Legos, pulleys and gears kits, art supplies) you will make a working model of your choice and then prepare a 30 second - 2 minute video explaining and showing how it works. Your video will then be edited with credits and posted on our class blog.
Castle Constructor
Extension
If you finish early and want another fun challenge check this out!Defending the Castle